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U.S., allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside IS areas
Reuters, via Yahoo News ^ | Oct 2, 2015 | Tom Perry and Lidia Kelly

Posted on 10/02/2015 9:17:45 AM PDT by ETL

BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State fighters it said it was targeting and drawing an increasingly angry response from the West.

The U.S.-led coalition that is waging its own air war against Islamic State called on the Russians to halt strikes on targets other than Islamic State.

"We call on the Russian Federation to immediately cease its attacks on the Syrian opposition and civilians and to focus its efforts on fighting ISIL," said the coalition, which includes the United States, major European powers, Arab states and Turkey.

"We express our deep concern with regard to the Russian military build-up in Syria and especially ‎the attacks by the Russian Air Force on Hama, Homs and Idlib since yesterday which led to civilian casualties and did not target Daesh," it said.

ISIL and Daesh are both acronyms for Islamic State, also known as ISIS, which has set up a caliphate across a swathe of eastern Syria and northern Iraq.

In Syria, the group is one of many fighting against Russia's ally, President Bashar al-Assad. Washington and its Western and regional allies say Russia is using it as a pretext to bomb other groups that oppose Assad. Some of these groups have received training and weapons from Assad's foreign enemies, including the United States.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assad; china; chinasyria; chinesearmy; crimea; donetsk; europeanunion; france; germany; iran; isis; israel; jihad; jinping; kgb; kgbputin; lebanon; nato; obamasyria; patricelumumbaschool; pla; putin; russia; russianexpansionism; russiasyria; sovietarmy; sovietunion; syria; ukraine; unitedkingdom; waronterror; worldwariii; worldwarthree; wwiii
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To: 1rudeboy

I was at 12 the day we last shared our tender moment Rude. Anyone should do the same before listening to a word you have to say.


41 posted on 10/02/2015 10:22:04 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: ETL

Maybe so.

No Fly Zones would be a tough task alright. We will see.


42 posted on 10/02/2015 10:23:00 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: Norm Lenhart

I don’t even remember what it was you decided to dig for . . . but I know you never found it. Because you would’ve told me. Because you’re a prick.


43 posted on 10/02/2015 10:23:37 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Poor mermory is something you should see a doctor for Rude.

And Yes. I’m a complete prick. Proud of it too. As long as people check your post history I really could GAF what you think about me. Sparing them from your liberal crap is what I care about.


44 posted on 10/02/2015 10:27:58 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: ETL; All

What’s being missed in all of this is that Putin has FORCED the Obamunists to openly admit we have been funding/supporting attacks against Assad, which they denied, all along.

Most US Media isn’t going to touch that with a ten-foot pole, if they want to stay employed, and not have the IRS audit them.

But the rest of the world’s media is saying it.


45 posted on 10/02/2015 10:28:48 AM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Norm Lenhart

But that’s the thing . . . you never found anything in my post history to support your obsession. So it really does appear that you are the one who needs help.


46 posted on 10/02/2015 10:30:44 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Rude, your entire post history is liberalism. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to post one or two examples when anyone can’t get 5 pages in without profiling you as a DU reject.

I mean lets be real. You have defended Detroit. You want American soldiers to fight Russia with Barry as their COC. Come on. Thats Liberal 101 stuff.


47 posted on 10/02/2015 10:35:34 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart; All

C’mon guys and gals, there’s only 60,000+ posts. Surely someone can find something. Norm cannot.


48 posted on 10/02/2015 10:37:53 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: dp0622

Yes, it worries my husband and I a lot. We have never been the “doomsday” types, but have decided that maybe it’s not such a bad idea to stock pile food, ammo and as much cash in our safe as I can muster. I just don’t know. I have absolutely NO confidence in 0 or Congress. I trust the grunts in the military, but the command is so pansy any more. I just don’t know. It would be so easy for the terrorists to come in and take out the entire power grid or a huge portion of it. There would be utter chaos, panic and the like we’ve never seen before in this country. I’m glad I’m in flyover country.


49 posted on 10/02/2015 10:37:57 AM PDT by southernindymom
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To: 1rudeboy

By all means folks please do. I had a very entertaining afternoon. It pays to know who your posting with. Hope you like 4 subjects. Russia and Soccer being his favorites. Must have gotten lotsa participation trophies as a kid.

Byt his favorite is by far pushing America into Russian conflicts where we have zero business being, Like Ukraine, with Barry in charge.


50 posted on 10/02/2015 10:42:28 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

Go Red Wings!


51 posted on 10/02/2015 10:43:24 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: southernindymom

There were instances of people firing high powered guns at the grids and sneaking into them last year.

nobody ever found out who they were, or why they were there.

And we have to make at another 15 months with this guy.

I’m on Staten Island. There was no gas for weeks after Sandy. If the grid shut down we wouldn’t survive two weeks.


52 posted on 10/02/2015 10:44:21 AM PDT by dp0622
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Why does Obama think he can get the Russians to listen? He can’t even get Turkey to stop bombing Kurds that are fighting ISIS.


53 posted on 10/02/2015 10:52:00 AM PDT by USNBandit (Sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: ETL; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks ETL. Weird coincidence that Assad and ISIS collaborated on attacks against all the other rebel groups, and that Pooty-Poot is doing the same thing.

54 posted on 10/02/2015 10:53:59 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: Norm Lenhart

What about YOUR posting history you phony Putin butt-kissing troll. All you do here is post crap that supports Putin and his expansionist agenda, whether it’s directly or indirectly, as in your efforts to go after Romney, clearly and solely because he was one of a rare few candidates who even hinted at concern over Russian expansionism, something you are obviously fully on-board with.

And I am no supporter of liberal republican Romney, outside of his sane, level-headed concerns over Russia.

Only question I have for you is: are you pimping yourself out and getting paid for it, or are you just free and loose that way?


55 posted on 10/02/2015 11:01:43 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

What
? Who doesn’t love shirtless Vlad on a bear? Some poeople even understand humor.

I wish people would read my history. I retract or hide exactly NOTHING I ever said.

By ALL MeANS folks. Read up. Post your favorites. And PS. I do it because I love spinning out posters like ETL with hard facts that disrupts their liberal inclinations.


56 posted on 10/02/2015 11:05:45 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: USNBandit
Why does Obama think he can get the Russians to listen?

I doubt he seriously does. I think there's an excellent possibility they were in on this whole thing together from the start, all the while Obama and Kerry pretend like they're upset at Putin about it.

Meanwhile, the Obama admin has bent over backwards setting the stage for Russia, and China, to become more powerful and aggressive.

57 posted on 10/02/2015 11:07:26 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Norm Lenhart

So, hey . . . when will you get around to “spinning me out?” It’s been months.


58 posted on 10/02/2015 11:08:57 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

“”GO RED WINGS!

Good solid political discourse there Rude. Sane as hell ;)


59 posted on 10/02/2015 11:10:49 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart
What? Who doesn’t love shirtless Vlad on a bear? Some poeople even understand humor.

Oh, so you're only joking when you come to Putin's defense time after time after time? Thanks for letting me know. Now I will never take anything you say seriously. I just hope other members won't either.

60 posted on 10/02/2015 11:13:44 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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